What color is #3C4544?

#3C4544 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Moonless Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C4544?

The RGB value is 60, 69, 68: 60 red, 69 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C4544?

The complementary color is #453C3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C4544?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C4544 color

#3C4544 rgb(60, 69, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C4544 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 27.1% green and 26.7% blue (60, 69, 68).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 7% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Sky (#444B4A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.87:1).

#3C4544 color codes

HEX	`#3C4544`
RGB	`rgb(60, 69, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 27.1%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 7%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 13%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 1%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.47, -3.9, -0.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.47, 3.95, 189.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.035, 5.634, 6.29)`
Decimal	`3949892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C4544, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #3C4544	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C4544 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #3C4544 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c4544; }
.text { color: #3c4544; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c4544; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 69 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c4544, #3c4245); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #3C4544?: #3C4544 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Moonless Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C4544?: The RGB value is 60, 69, 68: 60 red, 69 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C4544?: The complementary color is #453C3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C4544?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.